Gov. Dayton and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will hold a meeting in Stillwater today to discuss a new bridge there.

GOP House Speaker Kurt Zellers and GOP Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch will be on MPR’s Midmorning today at 9am.

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate released the budget spreadsheet for the judiciary and public safety budgets. It makes deeper cuts than Gov. Dayton to public defenders and the BCA. It also cuts funding for the Human Rights Department in half.

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Tom Scheck has covered politics and state government for more than ten years for MPR News. He’s covered several gubernatorial campaigns, two statewide recounts, the presidential bids of Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann, U.S. Senate races, close Congressional contests and the Minnesota Legislature. He lives in Falcon Heights with his wife, son and dog. He can sometimes be found chasing a white ball on a golf course. It isn’t a straight walk. Tips are welcome at tscheck@mpr.org

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